El Mundo Deportivo had reported that the Chinese side had offered the 32-year-old a two-and-a-half-year contract.

Li insists that his club will not make a move for Keita, but they are looking to bring in 'an Asian player'.

"I don't know where it (the speculation) came from. Now the club is busy with finding an Asian player. Keita? I don't know," Li said.